Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 802: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that patients in Tallaght Hospital have to wait four years for an MRI scan, while if they pay €400 in Smithfield or €637 in Blackrock they only have to wait two days and one week respectively; and if this is the case, the measures she is taking to reduce the waiting list times for an MRI scan in Tallaght Hospital. [1967/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.